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Innovators: From the White House to mobile apps, Ted Vickey’s career has been fitness

In images obtained by 9to5Mac , the look is reminiscent of Apple’s Passbook app , the iPhone’s virtual pocket for things like airline boarding passes, movie tickets and coupons. Image: 9to5Mac The app features different categories that house personal information, such as bloodwork, heart rate, hydration, blood pressure, activity (steps), nutrition, blood sugar, sleep, respiratory rate and weight. Healthbook will be able to both store and track certain data points, such as heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation, but this implies (as rumored) upcoming iPhones will come with intelligent sensors that enable this type of tracking. SEE ALSO: Animated iWatch Concept Is the Most Realistic You’ve Ever Seen Although it doesn’t show a section for monitoring stress or pregnancy, there is a way to track a user’s oxygen saturation, which can be an indicator of breathing quality. Meanwhile, an “Emergency Card” can store the user’s name, medications, doctor information and other key information that might be useful in case of a medical emergency. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://mashable.com/2014/03/17/apple-healthbook-leaked-pictures/

There is nothing wrong with joining the fitness p90X3 review market even though fitness bands are currently more or less glorified pedometers and arent really able to automatically track a proper weight workout. According to various leaks, Apples focus on that market Healthbook with the upcoming iOS 8 is quite extensive . However, Apple shouldnt be focusing on me-too devices in an already-saturated market of middling popularity. Instead, it should blow the doors off a hugely popular-but-stagnant market wide open, or create a new market. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/178600-ios-8-will-heavily-focus-on-fitness-but-on-what-should-apple-really-focus

iOS 8 will heavily focus on fitness, but on what should Apple really focus?